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Bogardus Cortez, M. (2021, May 10). 3 cybersecurity resolutions for k–12 school districts. Technology Solutions that Drive Education.
When reading this article, look for the safety issues for which it may find solutions.

Deyto, M. (2021, April 13). 15 ways k-12 schools can use text messaging to improve school communications. TextMarks SMS Text Messaging.
This article explores mass text messaging as a way to improve communication. Please think about how this can be used during a school crisis.

Texas Department of Education. (n.d.). Digital threat assessment toolkit. Digital Threat Assessment Toolkit. Texas School Safety Center.
This toolkit from the Texas Department of Education describes digital threat assessment, how it works, and why it is important. Please focus on Sections 1-5.

Cunningham, E. (2021, May 10). How to teach cyber safety in kindergarten. Technology Solutions That Drive Education.
This article describes why it is important to teach students net safety as early as kindergarten.

Zimmerman , E. (2021, May 10). How technology can improve digital citizenship in k–12. Technology Solutions That Drive Education.
This article examines net safety from a good citizenship point of view.

Alert Media. (2020, December 17). Improving school communication with a mass notification system. AlertMedia.
This article gives an overview of the use of mass notification in schools.

Blad, E. (2020, November 29). More schools are using anonymous tip lines to thwart violence. Do they work? Education Week.
This article describes anonymous tip lines and why they are important for school safety.

Payne, S. R., & Elliott, D. S. (2011). Safe2Tell®: An anonymous, 24/7 reporting system for preventing school violence. New Directions for Youth Development, 2011(129), 103–111.
This article describes a specific anonymous tip line that has been in use in Colorado for quite a while.

Neelakantan, S. (2021, May 10). Why k–12 students need to be taught to guard their data online. Technology Solutions that Drive Education.
This article discusses the importance of teaching net safety to K-12 school children.